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From Wednesday, February 25 through Saturday, February 29, Christian and Muslim scholars, religious leaders, students, family, and invited guests gathered to celebrate the founding of the Sanneh Institute at the University of Ghana in Accra. The events surrounding the inauguration of this new and innovative center named for the late Lamin Sanneh, Professor at Yale […]

Congratulations Ian! (Click on photo to read more)

In preparation for our move to Princeton Theological Seminary, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 OMSC finalized the sale of our New Haven property for $5 million to neighboring Albertus Magnus College (AMC), which was founded in 1924 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. AMC actually owned this property for a brief time during the 1940’s,

Executive Director Tom Hastings of the Overseas Ministries Study Center (OMSC) and President Craig Barnes of Princeton Theological Seminary signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday to relocate OMSC’s operations and programs to the Princeton Theological Seminary campus beginning in summer 2020. OMSC is a renowned research institute for world Christianity and a gathering place

On Tuesday May 7, 2019, the staff, trustees and friends of OMSC celebrated the resident class of 2018 – 2019 with a certificate ceremony and luncheon at the Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, CT. We have been honored to get to know these wonderful scholars, pastors, missionaries and artists that have studied and

This week at OMSC Dr. Charles Van Engen explores mission leader history and how we can train theologically grounded mission leaders in an ever changing and diverse world today. Throughout the history of Christian mission, one of the essential elements of missionary concern and action has been the formation of theologically, biblically, and missiologically grounded

The Third Annual OMSC Art Gala was a fun and inspiring evening of wonderful art, music, dance and fellowship.

This week OMSC residents are learning and sharing their perspectives and experiences in regard to global missions. OMSC’s seminar leader for this week is Dr. Darrell Guder, who is the professor of missional and ecumenical theology emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary.  His work on both sides of the North Atlantic has focused upon mission in

The Center for American Progress names Top Ten Faith Leaders to watch. See article by Gwen Calais-Haase and LaShawn Y. Warren here. OMSC congratulates Allyson McKinney Timm, who led an empowering and inspirational seminar at OMSC last week, for her well earned recognition. Allyson McKinney Timm is an elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). She is a